Metal wagon body



April 6 Q1926.

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G. H. PALMER METAL WAGON BODY Filed April 18, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 aw ejzfzwmw Inverylzorx'biorrgy INITE i "t GEORGE H. PALMER, OF LANSING, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T0 DAIL STEEL PRODUCTS COMPANY, 013 LANSING, MICHIGAN.

METAL WAGON BODY.

Application filed April 18, 1924. Serial No. 707,418.

To all whom-2'15 may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE H. PALMER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Lan- It has'for a further object to provide a:

strong, light body, the bottom, sides, ends and flanges of which are stamped or otherwise formed from a single piece of steel, or other metal, and the corners tied together to make a very durable and etiicient form of wagon body.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.

The invention, in its preferred form, is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank from which the body is formed.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the body, before the corner ties are applied.

Figure 3 is a. perspectiveview of a corner of the wagon body after the corner tie has been applied.

Figure l is a bottom plan, on an enlarged scale, showing the corner tie in position.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 4, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the corner tie pieces.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates the blank; it comprises the bottom portion 2, the sides 3, the ends 4., and the flanges 5 formed on the ends of the sides 3, all as will be clearly understood from Figure 1. This blank is stamped out of sheet metal, preferably steel, and then shaped into the form of the body.,

In giving the body the shape desired the sides are bent at right angles to the bottom as along the dotted lines 6, and the ends are bent along the dotted lines 7, to form the rectangular body, the flanges 5 being bent over against the ends and there secured by rivetsor other means, the rivets, when employed being passed through the openings 8 in the said flanges, the rivets 9 extending, of course, through the ends of the body, as will be evident. The flanges may be soldered or otherwise secured to the outer faces of the ends, and the flanges serve to close the joints edge of which may be more or less rounded as seen in Figure 2, to prevent sharp corners, and the width and depth of this rim may be varied as may be deemed expedient.

As seen in Figure 2 the adjacent ends of the side and end flanges are at right angles to each other and of necessity separated. In order to close these spaces and to tie the corners and also to give a finish to the body I employ tie pieces which are so shaped as to complete the continuity of the flanges around the upper edge of the body and give it a neat appearance as well as to materially strengthen the corners of the body. One of these corner tie pieces is seen in Figure 6. It consists of a body portion with members 11 and 12 at substantially right angles to each other and each comprising the parallel side members 18 and 14 and the connecting member 15. At the corner of the member the curved wall 16 joins the adjacent ends of the members 11 and 12, there being offset-s 17 at the points of junction of the said curved wall 16 with the members 11 and 12, for a purpose which will soon be explained. Joining the adjacent ends of the members 15 is a member 18, arc-shaped as seen in Figure 6, joined to the wall 16, as shown and at the inner angle depressed as seen at 19, forming the opening 20 for a purpose which will soon be evident. The two members Lt extend for only about one halt the length of the members l5 as seen in Figure 6 to leave an opening or space between their adjacent ends.

it will be understood that the corner piece seen in Figure (3 is in reversed position from what it occupied when applied to the body corner it being thus shown for the purpose ol. better illustration.

Figures :3 and -.t show the corner piece in place. The curved portion 16 tills the corner ol the body the adjacent ends of the rim portions of the side and end litting oyer the members 11, the ends of which abut against the shoulders formed by the ott-sets 17 as will be clearly seen in Figure 3, the members ll engaging the adjacent walls ot the sides and ends as seen in Figure 3, and the metal at tl s corner of the body being received in the opening 20. The corner piece is welded or otherwise atlixed in this position and a strong and neat appearing corner is given to the body. The corner tie braces the sides and ends it joins the members 10 ot the sides and ends and gives a neat appearance at the corner, not only at the edge but at the top. The are shaped portion 18 being slightly upwardly bulged as shown in Figure 5 brings its upper face at this point on the same plane as the top face of the rim.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

hat is claimed as new is 1. A corner piece for a metallic wagon body, the same comprising in a single element a body portion, a curved wall with members disposed substantially at; right angles to each other and of trough-shape open at the ends, and an arc-shaped member adjoining the adjacent ends ol the troughshaped member and co-extemling with the arc-shaped wall, the inner walls of said trough-shaped members having depending flanges, said arc-shaped member having a depression at the junction oli the troughshaped member.

A staniped sheet metal wagon body of one piece with integral bottom. sides, ends and surrounding flange and rim at the upper edges of the sides and ends, a corner piece at each corner of said body at the top, each corner piece embodying in a single element a body portion. a curved wall with members at substantially right; angles to each other to engage within said rim and having flanges to engage the yertical walls of the body and an are-shaped member with depression at the angle to cooperate with and receive the corners of the body.

In testimony whereof I athx my signature.

GEORGE H. PALMER. 

